Manhattanite. Little did I know, I have become a Manhattan snob. LOL! So this post will be my penance for not thinking there would be fun places to go outside of Manhattan.Earlier in the week a fellow Black Mamba, Nate, thought it would be fun to head over to the Bohemian Beer Garden in Astoria Queens. I've heard about this place but have never been. So I was very excited to be outside during the day, throwing back a few European beers, meeting new people, and hanging out with good peeps! I invited the usual suspects, and you know how my invites are. They are very informal and pressure free. The last thing I want to do is have someone come who didn't really want to go. Nate was going to be there and he was bringing some peeps too. The DCI peeps are great! Well I ended up going with B-Low. B-Low was here this weekend so he was down for some beer garden fun!
We followed the directions on the web site and took the N subway train to Ditmars Blvd. Having never been to the beer garden we got off the subway and didn't really know what direction to walk in. It was only a block away, but you still need to go in the right direction. Using my handy dandy iPhone, I pointed us in the the right direction.
As we got closer to the place we started to hear live music! What?!?! I love live music! This place rocks already! There wasn't a line to get in but the place was packed! As it turns out, this Saturday was battle of the bands!
Brooklyn vs Queens! Sweeeet!!! I'm pretty main stream when it comes to music but I am always open to new tunes. I like bands that can get the crowd going and keep that energy up. There were 8 bands and it was going to be head to head single elimination. Here was the first round schedule.FIRST ROUND
2:00p La Res vs The Botz
2:30p Aaron LaVigne vs 13
3:00p Whiskey Bravo vs TJ Moss Band
3:30p Illimanjaro vs Audio Fiction
B-Low and I got there around 3:30 and met up with Nate, Mary Rechelle, and Jason. More peeps arrived later. We ended up sitting near the stage and off to the right. It's all park bench seating, which wasn't that bad. They had several huge park bench umbrellas out so if it started to rain some people would be covered.
As I said earlier, the place was crowded, but it looked like you can find a seat. People were friendly. There were people of all ages. I found it interesting that there were little kids there too. One little girl was dancing in front of the stage. Awesome! If people got too drunk and out of control there was a lot of security to keep it under control. I saw people with a deck of cards playing some card game. I guess it's because no beer games are allowed.You can eat here. There isn't too much to choose from, but you should find something that suits your appetite. We had to order food from the wait staff which was great because it kept the line at the bar for strictly drinks! The pitchers of beer we got were $15, which is about 5 glasses. That's not bad at all!
Overall I think the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden is awesome! This is definitely in the mix for the future. I would highly recommend it for hanging out on the weekend for a lazy afternoon. It's great for a group of people. I would definitely go back if a band is playing because I like drinking beers with friends and listening to live music playing in the back ground. If people didn't want to take the subway back into the city, they had car drivers outside ready to take you back to where ever you came from! I thought that was funny!
The Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
29-19 24th Avenue
Astoria, New York 11102, U.S.A
http://www.bohemianhall.com/
Related Link:
http://www.whyleaveastoria.com/events/battle-of-the-bands-bkln-vs
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